Stanley Cup riot charges approved against 10 more people

Tiffany Crawford, Vancouver Sun06.15.2012

People take pictures of a burning vehicle on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver broke out in riots after their hockey team the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals.Jason Payne
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Stanley Cup riot Jun 15, 2011 in Vancouver.Gerry Kahrmann
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After a year of investigating the June 15 Stanley Cup riot, Vancouver Police Department asked its investigators for a list of the most violent offenders who have not been identified yet.Vancouver Police
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VANCOUVER -- The Crown on Friday approved 25 more charges against 10 people accused in the Stanley Cup riot last June.

A total of 301 charges have now been approved against 114 suspected rioters.

Charged with various offences relating to the riot are: Chase Cooper, 23, of North Vancouver; Rachel Chong, 18, of Vancouver; Kathleen Brownell, 24, of Richmond; Victor Varela, 20, of Surrey; and Joshua Celaje, of Langley.

Five youths were also charged with participating in a riot and break and enter offences. They cannot be named under federal laws.

To date, the Integrated Riot Investigation Team has recommended 674 criminal charges against 225 suspected rioters after the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Crown also received one more riot-related guilty plea Thursday from a youth, raising the number of guilty pleas to 23. Only two people, Ryan Dickinson of Coquitlam and Emmanuel Alviar of Surrey, both 20, are serving jail terms after pleading guilty.

Many of the accused rioters are waiting to go to trial, with some trials scheduled for as late as March 2013. The first trial begins in February.

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